May 17th 2017 -
One thing that all student workers are bound to come across is Mental Health. But before looking after others we need to look after ourselves. Rachael Newham is the Founding Director of ThinkTwice, a national organisation which seeks to raise awareness of mental health issues, providing training and consultancy to churches and christian charities. She has written some useful tips...
May 14th 2017 -
I spent 8 months last year in Hong Kong living with the St Stephen’s Society, a Christian charity known mainly for providing rehabilitation homes for drug addicts, prostitutes and the poor. It was an incredibly special time where I learnt a huge amount about how Jesus can change the lives of those in need and also found Him changing my life...
May 13th 2017 -
As we explore #thetruthis, there is still an impossible truth to consider. Can God really break through in mental health? Is healing and freedom actually possible? Are we ever beyond help? The truth is that nothing is impossible for God. We are never too broken or too bad a case for Him to save and heal us. The truth is that nothing can separate us from God's...
May 12th 2017 -
I once read a quote that said, ‘Names don't label you, they shape who you are’ This is dangerously true. We are all aware of it in some form. These labels can also spiral us into despair and confusion, they can make us hate ourselves or feel worthless. They feed the worries already in our minds. We walk around collecting names and...
May 11th 2017 -
Truth is important. What we believe to be true defines who we are, how we see the world around us, and how we interact with that world. Truth is important because it gets twisted and muddled in our society. Truth is important because we know that mental health messes with what we believe to be true and can what we were made...
May 10th 2017 -
Mental Health is something that student workers and church leaders come across every day. 1 in 4 people struggle with mental health in the UK each year. There are loads of things students go through which can negatively affect mental health and if you’re a student worker the question isn’t whether you’ll come across it, it’s when you’ll come across it. Mental Health...
May 10th 2017 -
What we believe to be true shapes how we see ourselves, our struggles and the world around us. Holding onto the truths God speaks over us is becoming increasingly difficult in our image-based, comparison-focused and pleasure-fuelled society. Holding onto truth also becomes harder and harder in the battle of mental health, as fear, anxiety or depression can begin to distort things in our minds. The...
